Somewhere amid the shootouts and brain wipes, “Westworld” forgot how to have fun.
Over two seasons, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s epic saga has steeped itself in grandeur, from its otherworldly special effects to its big-picture themes.
The HBO drama’s high-end pedigree demands a serious tone to go along with its skyrocketing body count and twist-heavy plotting — both of which contributed to much of Season 1’s violent delights.
Even when some viewers complained watching felt like homework, “Westworld” is made to be a weighty, wild science-fiction brain-bender and, at least at times, it’s wielded that bulk with enjoyable panache.But after Season 2 , it’s just not that fun anymore — you know, the kind of fun that seems inherent to a show about the robo-pocalypse.
“Westworld” stopped questioning the nature of its own reality: At its core, the series is about about a theme park that’s overrun by sentient,
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